Cotton-planter



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v -W, T, BURBOWS'.-

- COTTON BLANTER. v No. 260,656. v Patented July-4; 1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

WILLIAM T. BURROWS, OF EAST DUBUQUE, ILLINOIS.

COTTON-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 260,656, dated July 4, 1882.

' Application filed February 21, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. Bunnows, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Dubuque, in the county of J o Daviess and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gotton=Planters, of which the following is a specification, refer ence being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in seed-planters and it consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 2 is a top plan view, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a detailed view 'of the seed-dropping mechanism. Fig. etis a cross-section of the seed-plate.

A represents the base upon which the mechanism is supported, provided with the transverse bars a. a, by means of which it can be bolted or otherwise secured to an ordinary sulky-plow parallel to the axle thereof.

Near the rear end of the base A is the hopper B, which is'secured rigidly to the casting b, which casting has its upper face planed true and is secured to thebase A by means of the bolts b b. The casting b forms the bottom of the hopper, and is provided at the edge nearest the rear end of the base with the opening I), through which the seeds fall, and at the center with a hole,.b'-*, through which extends the vertical shaft 0, the lower end of the shaft being supported by the hanger or brace c.

Bearing upon the upper side of the casting b is the circular seed-plate D, which is rigidly secured to the upper end of the shaft 0 and has the groove d formed in its outer edge,

- forming the upper and lower flanges, d and d as shown at Fig. 4. These flanges are out awayat d di. The cut-away segments d taken from the upper flange, d, will register with the portions of the flange d which have been left entire, thus forming open chambers around the edge of the plate of which the segments of the lower flange constitute the bottoms.

The vertical shaft (J is provided near its lower end with the rigid mitered gear-wheel 0,

through which extend in a circle a suitable number of screws, 0 theuppergends of which extend above the upper surface of the gearwheel, for the purpose to be explained farther on. The gear-wheel c meshes with a second gear-wheel, e, secured to the horizontal shaft E, mounted in suitable bearings under the base A, which shaft E extends to the front end of the base and is provided at its front end with the loosely-mounted sprocket-wheel or pulley e and the feathered clutch 6 as shown in Fig. 1. By means of the pulley e motion can be imparted from the wheel of the sulkyplow to the shaft E and through the mitergear to the vertical shaft 0, carrying the seedplate D, thus causing the latter to revolve at the bottom of the hopper, as will be readily understood.

Mounted in suitable beari n gs, f f, at the rear of the hopper, is the vertical rock-shaft G, from the upper end of which extends the arm 9, having its outer end bent at right angles and fiattened at g and adapted to enter a hole, bf, madeat the rear of the bottom of the hopper (over the hole 11 formed in the casting b) and to project into the groove (1, formed in the periphery of the seed-plate D.

- From the lower end of the rock-shaft G extends .a' tappet-arm, g, the outer end of which engages successively-with the protruding ends of theremovable screws or tappet-pins c", with which the gear-wheel c is provided, thus causing the arm g to move outward as the gearwheel 0 revolves,(against the tension of the spring 9 impart-ing motion to the rock-shaft G, which causes the end g of the arm 9 to enter the hopper into the groove d of the seedplate and sweep the seeds contained in the chambers of the plate into the opening b of the casing, from whence they are discharged through the spout H into the ground.

, By means of the screws 0 the distance between the hills can be regulated at will by taking some of them out, so that they cannot operate the rock-shaft, as will be readily understood. A seed-planter thus constructed will do its work-well and thoroughly, is simple and inexpensive, and is not likely to get out. of order. Y

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a seed-planter, the seed-plate D, pro- Vided with the groove d in its periphery, the flanges d d, and openings (1 the said openings being arranged alternately around the rim of the seed-plate, thereby forming compartments in which the seeds are retained as the plate revolves, substantially as set forth.

2. The seed-plate D, adapted to revolve in the bottom ofthe hopper B, the said seed-plate having the groove (1, and flanges d d, portions of which, (1 d, are cut away, mounted upon the vertical shaft 0, in combination with the rockshaft G and its tappet-arm and seed-arm 9, all arranged to operate substantially as shown and described.

3. The vertical shaft C, hearing at its upper end the seed-plate D, and connected by a mitergear with a horizontal shaft, E, the gearwheel 0 being provided with the removable pins 0 in combination with the tappet-arm 9 rockshaft G, and arm 9, the said arm g having its outer end bent at right angles and adapted to enter the slot 1) made in the hopper and sweep the seeds from the compartment (1 of the seedplateinto the discharge-spout H, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The gear-wheel 0, provided with the removable tappet-pins 0 in combination with the shaft 0 and seed-sweeping apparatus G g g g whereby the distance between the hills can be regulated at will, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of the hopper B, casting b, forming the bottom thereto,thevertical shaft 0, carrying at its upper end the seed-plate D, the shaftbeing provided with the miter-gear c, and the shaft E, having affixed thereto the chain-wheel c and clutch 0 the miter-gear wheel 0, being provided with the removable tappet-pins 0 in combination with the tappetarm g spring g roekshat't G, and arm g, having its outer end bent at right angles thereto and adapted to enter the opening b in the hopper B, whereby it can sweep the seeds from the compartments d into the discharge-pipe, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereofI aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM T. BURROWS.

Witnesses:

J OHN BUCKLEY, E. O. GODDARD. 

